Teams finishing in the top four qualify automatically for the Champions League group stage. Fifth place qualifies for the Europa League group stage, while sixth enters the second qualifying round. Should the winner of the DFB Cup also finish in the top six, seventh place will enter the second qualifying round and sixth place goes into the group stage. The bottom two teams are automatically relegated to Bundesliga 2. The team in 16th contests the relegation play-off against the team finishing third in Bundesliga 2.